6
!
6. MEASUREMENT CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
a) numbering of connections and method of connecting sensors and measurement signals
b) connection of a 2- and 3-wire transducer (
I
out
- output current,
U
out
- output voltage)
7. CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER AND INSTALLATION OF DRIVERS
After the first connection, the Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 system detects the recorder named “
APAR USB DEVICE
”
and demands installation of drivers. In the find new device wizard,
manually
indicate the location of the drivers
on a CD-ROM, the
DRIVERS
catalog).
In the Windows XP system, the installation procedure is the following:
1. Choose the option “
No, not this time
” and press the “
Continue
” button.
2. Choose “
Install from a list or a specific location (advanced)
” and press the “
Continue
” button
3. Select “
Find the best driver in those locations
” and the selection field “
Include this location in the search:
,” press
the “
View
” button, in the dialog box select the
DRIVERS
folder, press the “
Continue
” button, when the warning
“
Installing a device
” appears, press “
Continue anyway
.”
4. The virtual COM port ”
CDC USB to UART
” is installed; press “
Finish
.”
5. The system then detects and installs the “
Mass storage device
” -> “
ATMEL MASS STORAGE USB Device
” -> “
Disk
drive
.”
After the installation is completed, the recorded is listed in the system as a virtual COMx port (x-port number: 1, 2,
...) and two exchangeable disks: internal memory 4 MB with the AR233 label and SD/MMC memory (available after
the card is put in the “SD/MMC CARD” slot). In the internal memory the configuration text file
AR233.cfg
can be
seen (chapter 9).
NOTE
:
Do not disconnect the device from the computer before the installation of drives is completed and whenever the
device is connected again to the USB port when disks are being detected (when the
[READ/WRITE]
LCD is on; see
chapter 5).
Terminals
Description
2-3-4
input Pt100, Ni100, resistance (2- and 3-wire)
2-3
thermocouple input TC (J, K, S, B, R, T, E, N) and voltage input 0÷60 mV
1-2
current input 0/4÷20 mA
1-3
voltage input 0÷10 V
